GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| succor | relief |